About Lesa's Book Critiques
| I have been a library manager/administrator for over 30 years, in Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and, now, Indiana. Library Journal Mystery Reviewer of the Year 2018. 2022 Raven Award recipient from Mystery Writers of America. Recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award from Bouchercon Board. Winner of the 2011 Arizona Library Association Outstanding Library Service Award. I am a mystery columnist for Library Journal, Mystery Readers Journal, and ReadertoReader.com. Author of the “Mystery Fiction” chapter in Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (7th ed.) Winner of the 2009 and 2010 Spinetingler Awards for Best Reviewer. |
Recent Posts
What Are You Reading?
I'm off work until Tuesday, Dec. 27, and I'm taking advantage of it. I'm reading four books right now, two mysteries, a Christmas novel, and a nonfiction book. I'm going to mention the nonfiction book in a minute or two. I know I'm lucky that I"m staying home for...
Bookclubbed to Death by V.M. Burns
Release date for V.M. Burns' eighth Mystery Bookshop mystery, Bookclubbed to Death, is Dec. 27. I usually don't review a book a week ahead of time, but now you have time to pre-order it, place it on hold at your local library, or use a gift card you haven't...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo
Yes, Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder books are on my "must read" list, but they're also popular with both Kevin Tipple and Sandie Herron who review here. Kevin saw Sandie's recent review of Her Last Breath, and thought he'd offer another viewpoint. I'm always...